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  1. Longgone
    Then you have a different definition of Socialism. As I said, parameters and regulations that prevent the excesses, and cover the inadequacies of Capitalism, are simply inherent and necessary in the actual practice of capitalism, and in no way change the fundamental economic system from capitalism to socialism.
  2. Longgone
    I think you'd agree that pure Capitalism is not feasible. There needs to boundaries and checks against excesses: fraud, unsafe practices, monopolies, inequity, market collapse, etc. None of those adjustments to Capitalism are Socialism. Welfare programs, as well, are not socialism. Both American and European leagues are capitalistic. Parameters that create parity, do not in any way mean they are practicing socialism, no matter how much you want to stretch to term to suit your biases.
  3. Longgone
    It seems more like both sides have started with the extreme negotiating position, with neither side blinking. Logically, you'd move towards meeting in the middle, but no sign of that yet. It can happen fast, though.
  4. Longgone
    They are two separate things, and it's illogical to assume because a team wants to be profitable, it is not also committed to winning. Each team represents a community, staff and players who desperately want to win. Sharing profitability with the players is also appropriate, and as I've said previously, it's been remarkably close to 50%. I think both sides would be happy to maintain that level, if they can trust that will be the result of any changes.
  5. Longgone
    I fail to see where public ownership of the means of production is relevant. Go ahead, enlighten me.
  6. Longgone
    I'd like to think you are better than that.
  7. Longgone
    There is a huge competitive disparity between clubs. This is a mechanism that reduces that disadvantage. It's a problem that some clubs can simply, vastly outbid other clubs, and this is a mechanism to reduce that advantage. Do you have any better ideas?
  8. Longgone
    Sure, and the bantomweight may get a few punches in, which illustrates how absurd the whole idea of a league with built in competitive disadvantage is. Competitive parity is the goal of every league.
  9. Longgone
    Tell me the truth, Lee. If you were starting a new league today from scratch, would you give a few teams an overwhelming competitive advantage and operational resources 10 to 20 times their competitors? That would be inane. You'd want every team to win or lose based on their skill and talent, not having the deck systemically stacked against you, no matter what you did. The idea that sometimes an underdog can rise up, doesn't make it fair competition in any way, and that's what makes a league viable, each team has the same opportunity and talent and skill wins, not your location or local tv deal.
  10. Longgone
    Sure, and it'd be fun to watch the heavyweight champ pummel a bantomweight amateur.
  11. Longgone
    I don't like expanded playoffs any more than Lee.
  12. Longgone
    There is no correlation between a huge disparity in competitive resources, and the number of teams making the playoffs. More teams making the playoffs, and that hasn't even been agreed upon, would not address any competitive resource imbalance. A few teams could still outbid and outspend everyone else for talent.
  13. Longgone
    Yes, it is. And the player's proposal is much worse than the status quo, and no ones giving an inch.
  14. Longgone
    Up until the pandemic years, players share of revenues stayed remarkably close to 50%. Players salaries have fallen the last few years, but so have revenues with the shortened season and limited attendance. I believe both sides would/should be happy to maintain it at that level, but predictably, have widely different views on the impact of various changes.
  15. Longgone
    And the CBT and revenue sharing have been in place, so your point?
  16. Longgone
    You've missed the point entirely. There would be a league of haves and have nots, who wants that? Having a shot at the playoffs would in no way address the resource disparity, it's a non sequitur.
  17. Longgone
    There would never be anything even remotely competitive when a few teams can just grossly outspend their rivals, not just for the best players, but scouts, infrastructure, etc. Baseball is not like other sports, where most revenues are shared, there is a huge disparity in resources which is attempted to be addressed with revenue sharing, the draft and the CBT. As long as this disparity exists, there needs to be some mechanisms like this. Does it inhibit salaries, sure, but it keeps them at a level where every team has a chance to be competitive, not just a few.
  18. Longgone
    When some teams have ten times the resources, or more, some mechanism is required.
  19. Longgone
    You can't call something legally negotiated collusion, it's more like anti monopoly/ competitive balance measures, which i do believe are necessary. On the other hand, no one is negotiating their existence, just how hard and how high the limits, which should be resolvable.
  20. Longgone
    Stop, without some type of deadline, they'd never settle. This puts the onus on both sides.
  21. Longgone
    Baseball players are risky.
  22. Longgone
    I believe prospects being overvalued or undervalued is cyclical.
  23. Longgone
    I wouldn’t have done a thing differently, except the prospects I traded for would all have panned out.
  24. Longgone
    You are such a cynic
  25. Longgone
    The second paragraph is fine, removes the doubt and temptation, although you are still reacting to perception, not any unidentifiable facts, which i believe is always misguided. the first paragraph is really admitting that you are being subjective, and that there is really no factual basis for it, just feelings and assumptions. That's not a good reason to change a fundamental component of talent distribution.
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